高考英语一轮高考题组训练专题十四 猜测词义题.docx
专题十四猜测词义题
Passage1(2014北京,D)
StoreScent(香味)
Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed(展示)attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?
Buthaveyouevernoticedthesmell?Unlessitisbad,theanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingparedwithsightsandsounds,itiscertainlythere.Anditisprovingtobeanincreasinglypowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.
Abrandstorehasbeefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentrance,viascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodspanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstores,customers’intentiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.
WhenitestothebestshoppingstreetsinParis,scentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsale.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.
Someyearsago,thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’ttouchwhatyoucan’tafforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectronicmerce(emerce)hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhileeshopscanusesightsandsounds,onlybricksandmortarstores(实体店)canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,butratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.
Now,afamousstoreusesplexmanmadesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartment,andcoconut(椰子)scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlab,invitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore’swindowstosmellbooks,potsanddrawers,insearchoftheirperfectscent.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthes